In addition to hundreds of hours of hard work in our parks, another important feature of the Virginia State Parks Youth Conservation Corps is to
Grayson Highlands host Heritage Days
In celebration ofHeritage Day Celebration. Come out for this very special event on Sunday, August 14 from 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m. join family
Mules and Cross Cut Saws
In the early 1900s, the area including surrender of General Lee to General Grant on April 9, 1865. Aerial View of Holliday Lake Between 1936
Top ten things to do outdoors
In the last few weeks I have had two park visitors tell me in so many words "there was nothing to do" at the park they visited. After I got
“Go Outside!”
I remember my mother saying that just about each and every day "GO OUTSIDE!"especially in the summertime...we would run in to get our roller
Being Privy at Occoneechee
I spent a couple days at Occoneechee State Park on the shores of the John H Kerr Reservoir (Virginia's largest lake). This is one of the greatest
September is Primo Mushroom Month!
I was able to enjoy the Oak-Hickory Trail today at Virginia Master Naturalist Statewide Conference and Training.The conference was hosted by the
Family on a Quest Park 9 (Chippokes Plantation State Park)
I was not sure where to put Chippokes Plantation State Park in the lineup for the cluster, since we spent three days there. But finally I chose second
Bill’s AmeriCorps Adventure
I'm Bill Plyler, the Holliday Lake State Park for 2011 and this is the story of my great adventure. I began this journey with the James River